Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-29
MERR MENTION.

HO, Tor the Ma ny MAY.
The whistle III the robin.
Where is the Spring poet?
Everybody and his neighbor are
happy.
Mr.. L. E. Biles, of Elma, was in
town, this week.
Our new Ex ecutive is emphatically
man of the people.
Read our new advertisements. 1t
1 will pnu YOU to do so.
Mr.. Samuel Coulter was prosecuting
business in town, this week.
The Olympia shade trees are just
putting on the r robes Of green.
Masons have commenced the foun-
d,tion for the n ew hospital editice.
slight shock of an earthquake WAS
felt about four O'Clock this morning.
Mrs. Gilbert expects soon to join her
husband at his camp, near Whatcom.
\ The steamer Zephyr discharged a
10 ID of coal ut Drewry's whalf, last
Monday.
Mrs. Jos. Roe, Of Eastside. fell last
Friday, and broke her right arm near
the wrist joint.
A bashful young man, OF this city,
wants somebody to procure marriage
license for him.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Dodge, OF Eastside, died
Wednesday night.
4 His excellen cy, Governor Eugene
Semple, thinks the Capital city is
good enough for him.
Mr.. d. D. Mcdonald, has returned
from British Columbia to spend few
days with his old friends.
Jos. Chilberg is getting ready to pull
down the old and put up new porch
in front of his residence.
Mrs. Clancy, an old-time resi-
dent of Olym pia, now Of Tacoma, is
visiting friends in this city.
Mr.. F. F. Hopkins, formerly of this
city, but now one of the editors of the
Tacoma News, was in the city this week.
Mr.. w. NJ. Clark, of Walla Walla,
has been taking in the sights of our
beautiful city, during the past few
days.
Workmen are engaged in putting up
4 new water tank for the Carlton
House. The capacity of the tank will
be 1000 gallo ms.
1t is reported that Mr.. G. w. Saw
age, of this city, was recently united
in marriage, at Portland, to young
hdy from the East.
Preparations are being made, at the
gas works, for putting in the ma
chinery for the electric light soon to
illuminate our city.
A meeting to take the preliminaries
for the organization of >" Democratic
Wigwam" was held in the Council
Chamber Tuesday evening.
The divinely ordained sacrament of
Holy Baptism will be administered at
St. Johns Church, on Sunday next, at
morning service, II O'Clock.
Mr.. Hez. Barnes, q carpenter, for
ing at Grant, Pass, Oregon, 4 Few days
ago, and dislocated several ribs.
Mr.. Granger has taken the pile
driver from its old moorings around
to the city front where he will soon
commence piling for the new wharf.
The regular meeting of the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union
viii be held in the chapel of the NJ. E.
Church Saturday, at half-past o'clock
I'm.
There will H,a UNION gospel tem<
Derance meeting at the NJ. E. Church,
Sunday evening, under the auspices of
he Womeh's Christian Temperance
Union.
Mr.. Jacob Stamplar has spoken for
space in the STANDARD to advertise his
new hay and feed store about to be
erected adjoining his Long Bridge
property.
Mr.. ]. H. Munson is getting back
into his old business. He is now the
Olympia agent Of the Portland News
and the wide-awske Fred" acts as
news-boy.
A quarterly meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held ct the Methodist church next Sum
Day evening, and the address will be
delivered by Rev. w. B. Lee.
The weather. continues lowery with
occasional rainfalls, and the tempera-
ture is considerably lower than is
usual At this time of the year. A
backward season is the result.
The pardon of Dana NJ. Brown, is
sued by Governor Squire to take effect
upon the date Of the removal of the
prisoners to Walla Walla, has been
made to take effect ON the first Of
Nay.
4 The order for the removal of the
prisoners from Seatco to Walla Walla
has been temporarily suspended in
order to give the new Governor an
opportunity to be fully advised in the
PREMISES.
Mr.. s. G. Woodruff has notified his
tenants to vacate the Main Street
premises by the LIST Of June, prepare
tory to the erection of his brick build
ing. Now ye mossbacks, cease your
doubling.
Visitors from such distant points.
) - Rochester, N. Y, Chicago, ILL.,, and
San Francisco, CAL, have been inter
viewing the Capital city, and express
themselves - being delighted with its
landscape and mountain scenery.
Mr.. John Byrne, the grocer, has
placed his business Temporarily in
charge of his brother, and viii be alb
sent the coming six months ON visit
% Ireland, the land of his birth
Many friends will welcome him on his
return.
1 Messrs. Aldridge L Hoy are proving
themselves worthy successors to
Aessrs. Canaday 4 Jones. Their store
. q beehive of industry and their de-
livery wagon may be seen from morn.
ing till night threading the streets oil
our city.
i The stone for the foundation oil